Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency
• Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• 5
• Education
• Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited
• A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work
• Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work
• Licensure
• Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: GS-12 Experience/Education
• The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty
• Licensure/Certification
• Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination - unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California - which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
• This includes individual - group - and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management
• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
• Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
• Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Preferred Experience: Candidates who have been fully licensed for at least 2-years
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The vacancy is above the full-performance level at GS-12
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Services.

Duties

• VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Substance Use Disorder (MHRRTP PTSD/SUD)Team Specialist
• Provides consultative services to other clinical and administrative staff - and to VA programs - focused on any aspect of the Veteran's Care
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual therapy - group therapy - and psychoeducation classes
• Develops person-centered - culturally sensitive treatment plans to address mental health needs of patients and ensures care provided is of the highest quality with little oversite/supervision required
• Conducts evaluations to aid in the differential diagnosis of complex cases
• Complies with national and local performance measures - including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients
• Provides supportive consultation in the development and utilization of Medical Center and community resources
• Consults with providers on behavioral or treatment concerns related to Veteran treatment while on the MHRRTP
• Acts as subject matter expert with substantial responsibility - consulting with providers of high-risk complex patients
• Provides training to clinical and non-clinical staff in the Medical Center - Community Based Outpatient Clinics resources
• Provides crisis intervention - when indicated - including timely evaluation - assessment - and triage of at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs - evaluate risk - and initiate safety plan as appropriate
• Serves on Interdisciplinary Treatment Team(s)
• Facilitates liaisons with other service lines and medical center programs in order to effectively coordinate services
• Supports team education and compliance with national and local performance measures - including timely completion of Clinical Reminders as well as utilization of Measurement Based Care
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) - MHSL and any other mandatory meetings regularly
• Supports and assists supervisors in strategic planning related to creation of clinic profiles - provision of groups programming - and utilization of tele-mental health
• Expands clinical expertise in the psychology profession in order to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to MHRRTP service delivery
• Supports the provision and implementation of clinical supervision and training to provisionally licensed Social Workers - social work interns - fellows - and students
• This is done in close coordination with direct supervisors - discipline executives - and training directors
• Is a member of the MHRRTP Consult Review Team to support triage of consults and coordination with other VISN RRTP's to ensure safe/timely admissions
• Provides teaching and mentoring on selected mental health topics to community organizations or other allied VA services
• provides direction - orientation - coaching - and staff development for the MHRRTP team
• Serves on committees - work groups - and task forces at the facility - VISN - and/or National level as deemed appropriate by the supervisor
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Mon-Fri
• 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Compressed available for highly qualified candidates Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact V19RMNHRSBUCheyenne@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 611390 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized